Aquino to stay in Tacloban

President wants to see aid reach survivors

2:33 AM,
Nov. 18, 2013

Written by

Calum MacLeod
USA TODAY

As the U.S. military ramps up aid efforts in the Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III pledged to remain in the hard-hit Leyte province until he sees more of that aid reaching survivors.

Aquino is expected to set up camp in Tacloban, the capital of Leyte province, but it is not clear where he will stay. Nearly every building in the city was damaged or destroyed by the Nov. 8 Typhoon Haiyan, which killed 3,974 people, according to the latest official count released Sunday. More than 1,000 remain missing.

Speaking to reporters during a visit to Tacloban, Aquino said that while there has been ...